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China and the Netherlands are linked through significant bilateral trade and investment relationships, including the Netherlands' status as a major investor in China [1] and a recipient of Chinese inward investment {fact:4, fact:5}. Furthermore, their economic ties are evidenced by trends in export shares [2] and import dependencies {fact:2, fact:3, fact:7, fact:8} between the two nations.
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Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org 8 facts
measurementOnly six countries—Slovakia, Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Italy—registered an increase in the share of their exports to China between 2018 and 2023.
measurementAs of 2020, the Netherlands, the UK, and Germany accounted for the highest amounts of Chinese inward investment in absolute terms, with approximately USD 58 billion, USD 32 billion, and USD 18 billion respectively.
claimChina ranks ahead of the United States as a source of goods imports for most European countries, with the exceptions of Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Lithuania.
measurementAmong countries surveyed in the Real Instituto Elcano report, Hungary has the highest share of Chinese inward investment at 5%, followed by Greece at 4.2% and the Netherlands at 2.1%.
measurementFrance, Denmark, and the Netherlands experienced a decline in the share of imports from China.
claimIn Denmark and the Netherlands, the absolute value of imports from China grew, albeit at the slowest pace among the countries surveyed.
measurementThe Netherlands and France are the two largest European investors in China, with total stocks of approximately USD 65 billion and USD 46.9 billion, respectively.
measurementDenmark's share of imports from China declined by 14%, and the Netherlands' share declined by 6%.